The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-28

| pany will erect large concrete building ON
| Bridge street to be used for business pur-
| poses by George Myers 81 Co.
I There is q protracted meeting being held
| in Elenton now, carried on by Rev. ID. s.
! Black and Rev. c. O. Curry Quarterly
conference was also held last week.
Mrs. Walters, of Lake Butler, having pur-
| chased Mrs. H. w. Epperson's stock of mil
linery, and having ordered more from New
! York, left Yesterday for Olustee to open
millinery store.
George w. Gibbs will be succeeded as
cashier of the First National Bank at St
Augustine, by Josiah James. of New York
Mr.. Gibbs takes the management OF the
new savings bank
Mrs. j. G.. Owen, of DeIand, has invented
a method of hemstitching on the sewing
machine. 1t is said to be an excellent plan,
as it is simple and saves much labor. She
has applied for patent
Henry NJ. Flager, of st. Augustine fame,
paid $500 in New York for the choice of a
private box for the first performance Of
Mrs. James Brown Potter. Mr. Aston Sc
cured second choice for 500.
Instead of going ahead to erect a building
on their new lot near the foundry, at
Gainesville the Florida Fertilizer Company
will build an addition TO their other build
ing, and continue business at the old stand.
AT the meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Alachua immigration Association
on Monday, it was voted that petitions be
circulated asking the County Commissioners
to appropriate fund to assist in advertising
Alachua county; also to aid in making an
exhibit at the Sub Tropical.
1t is rumored that H. D. Stevens, who
has been in charge of Ranlet's cafe at Or
lando during the time of Mr.. Ranlets alb
sence in the North, has left for parts UNI
known, leaving several unpaid bills of con
siderable size. Mr.. Ranlet had leased the
cafe to Stevens for the summer.
Some amusing things occurred at Orlan
do, Tuesday, after it was known that all
parties would be arrested who had not paid
their State and county license. A good
many claimed they were not in business,
and some took down their signs, and various
and sundry reasons were given why they
should not pay.
f. F. Joyce is boring another artesian
well on the Ponce de Leon grounds at St.
Augustine, the water from the one bored
lately being a trife salt. Work on the
Ponce de Leon is progressing finely. The
finishing touches are now occupying the at
tention of the workmen prior to opening
the hostelry which will occur some time in
January.
Bradford's Drainage Company now have
the lakes around Starke lowered from two
and one-halt to three feet, and there is still
an average depth of water in the canal of
four feet, with rapid current. The marsh
lands are almost dry, and the company com
me1ced Saturday with force of ten hands
clearing 100-acre track on the south side
of Sampson Lake for farming purposes.
The newly Incorporated town of Winter
Park is moving rapidly toward getting un-
der way as such. The Council has had two
meetings and passed a number of ordi-
nances. They expect to have sidewalks
laid, a large new school building erected
and other important improvements. The
present town officials are live, wide-awake
men, and will let nothing deter them from
doing their duty and enhancing the interests
of the town.
The whole of both floors in the Cushman
building at Pensacola We're flooded by the
rains Wednesday, the roof, blown away in
the storm of Oct. 10, not having been re-
placed. Whites printing office, the tele-
phone central Office, Catholic Knights
room, Pons' barber shop and Cushman's
drug store are more or less damaged. The
several parties mentioned speak of an at
tempt to recover their losses by law, if they
be not made good otherwise. The building
is owned by David Wright, of New York
State.
The temperance movement in Nassau
county was actively commenced Tuesday
by meeting of white and colored voters,
which was presided over by r. S. Luken-
bill and Frank W. Lancaster, Secretary
After an explanation of the object of the
meeting. which was to obtain the necessary
one fourth of the voting population on
petition to the County Commissioners to or
der public vote on the question of license,
a committee was appointed to draw up
petitions and circulate the same through the
county and to present them before the COM
missionerS at their next session.
Capt. York and Mr. Craig have formed a
partnership and put up So, 900 between them
to build and operate extensive pottery
works at Lake Butler. Not only pottery
and terra Gotta ware of all kinds will be
made, but a so drain tiling, common brick
and fire brick. The buildings will commence
this week and will be furnished with all the
latest improved machinery used in the bust
ness. A twenty horsepower engine will be
put in, and the furnace will require 10000
brick. Mr.. Craig is Scotchman, and has
had large experience in his trade, not only
in the old country but also in America He
is now in South Carolina experimenting
some works there.
On June IS, last, an elderly foreigner
left the Magnolia Hotel, at Cedar Key, leav-
ing behind some baggage of little value
4NOluiHB WIS nttlFu OF MN until rev DAYS
ago his bones were found scattered around
a camp in Fly Hammock, some five or six
miles up the railroad, and some fifty or sixty
feet from the track. One boot had been re-
and in the sock at the foot of a tree,
were found his gold watch and sleeve but
tons. He was Identified by peculiarly
large umbrella and -brimmed pal
metto hat No marks on the clothing gave
any clue to his identity or history. The
scattered bones were gathered together and
and the valuables taken care of.
At Jacksonville, Tuesday, w. A. Gilbert
escaped meeting with very seri-
GUS accident. If there is any man in the
State who can open a safe under any and
all circumstances Mr.. Gilbert is the man.
and for this reason he is always called upon
to do this kind of work. On Tuesday he
was engaged in opening by force, safe for
Mr. I. V. Cashen, and in order to do so was
endeavoring to drive bolt in by means of
a punch and sledge hammer. A strong man
was plying the sledge with all his power.
while Mr. Gilbert directed the point of the
heavy steel punch against the end of the
bolt. Suddenly the man dealt the punch a
tremendous blow, which broke it into sew
eral pieces, and one piece struck Mr. Gilbert
in the mouth, knocking out two teeth,
breaking two others off and considerably
stunning him, but fortunately no further
injuries were sustained.
He Went His Bond
From the Griffin, (C1 \ c,,n